Military History: Responsibilities, Policies, and Procedures

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1 Army Regulation Historical Activities Military History: Responsibilities, Policies, and Procedures Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 29 January 1999 UNCLASSIFIED

2 SUMMARY of CHANGE AR Military History: Responsibilities, Policies, and Procedures This revision-- o Establishes the Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee (para 1-4h), the Chief Curator Advisory Council (para 1-4m), and the Historical Projects Review Panel (para 2-2d). o Includes all elements of the Army Historical Program in the planning and management process (para 2-2). o Specifies and standardizes in plans the collection of historical material and information (chap 3). o Includes responsibility for properly classifying information (paras 4-6 and 4-8). o Includes environments of war and military operations other than war (para 4-8). o Includes revised policy for historical collection or museum acquisition of Federally owned property (chap 7). o Provides policy exception authority for the consumptive use or alteration of artifacts (para 7-8f).

3 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 29 January 1999 *Army Regulation Effective 26 February 1999 Historical Activities Military History: Responsibilities, Policies, and Procedures H i s t o r y. T h i s i s a r e v i s i o n o f p r e v i o u s l y published policy. Because this publication has b e e n e x t e n s i v e l y u p d a t e d, t h e c h a n g e d portions have not been highlighted. S u m m a r y. This regulation prescribes Department of the Army policy concerning the conduct of Army-wide historical activities. Applicability. This regulation applies to all elements of the Regular Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve, including civil works functions in the Corps of Engineers. P r o p o n e n t a n d e x c e p t i o n a u t h o r i t y. The proponent of this regulation is the Director of the Army Staff. The Director of the Army Staff has the authority to approve exceptions to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulation. The Director of the Army Staff may delegate this authority, in writing, to a division chief in the proponent agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. A r m y m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r o l p r o c e s s. This regulation contains management control p r o v i s i o n s a n d i d e n t i f i e s k e y m a n a g e m e n t controls that must be evaluated. Supplementation. Supplementation of this r e g u l a t i o n a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f c o m m a n d and local forms, unless specified in this regulation, are prohibited without prior approval from the U.S. Army Center of Military Histor y, B u i l d i n g 3 5, T h i r d A v e n u e, F o r t McNair, DC Suggested Improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested imp r o v e m e n t s r e g a r d i n g t h i s r e g u l a t i o n o n Department of the Army Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) through the chain of command to the U. S. A r m y C e n t e r o f M i l i t a r y H i s t o r y (DAMH ZB), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC Committee Continuance Approval. The Department of the Army Committee Management Officer concurs in the continuance of the Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee and approves the Military History Coordinating Committee established by Army Regulation Distribution. This publication is distributed in accordance with the requirements of Initial Distribution Number (IDN) , intended for command levels C, D, and E for the Active Army, the Army National Guard of the U.S., and the U.S. Army Reserve. Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Chapter 2 Army Historical Program, page 3 General 2 1, page 3 Program management 2 2, page 3 Visiting professors and scholars 2 3, page 3 Dissertation year fellowships 2 4, page 4 Military history writing competition 2 5, page 4 Chapter 3 Historical Publications, page 4 Publication program description 3 1, page 4 Publication planning approval 3 2, page 4 Preparation and final approval 3 3, page 4 Distribution 3 4, page 5 Center of Military History reprints 3 5, page 5 Disposition 3 6, page 5 Chapter 4 Field Programs and Operations, page 5 Military history functions at the MACOM and subordinate level 4 1, page 5 Staff relationships 4 2, page 5 Organization 4 3, page 5 Functions 4 4, page 5 Historian s Activities Report (RCS CSHIS 9[R1]) 4 5, page 6 Annual History (RCS CSHIS 6[R4]) 4 6, page 6 Command historical publications programs and plans 4 7, page 7 War and military operations other than war 4 8, page 7 Certification program 4 9, page 8 Historical research collections 4 10, page 8 Chapter 5 Lineage and Honors, page 8 Lineage requirements 5 1, page 8 Lineage principles 5 2, page 9 Honors and their passage 5 3, page 9 Display of honors 5 4, page 9 Chapter 6 Organizational History Program, page 10 The role of organizational history 6 1, page 10 Unit Day 6 2, page 10 Special designations 6 3, page 10 Unit decoration certificates 6 4, page 10 *This regulation supersedes AR 870 5, dated 12 July AR January 1999 UNCLASSIFIED i

4 Contents Continued Organizational historical property 6 5, page 10 Annual History 6 6, page 10 Unit histories 6 7, page 10 Organizational history file (file number 870 5a, AR ) 6 8, page 11 Chapter 7 Museums, Historical Artifacts, and Army Art, page 11 Organization, operation, and funding of Army museums, artifacts, and art activities 7 1, page 11 Army museums, historical artifacts, and art 7 2, page 11 Museum Certification Program 7 3, page 12 Army Art Central Collection 7 4, page 12 The Army Artist Program 7 5, page 12 Loan of art from the Army Art Central Collection 7 6, page 13 Accountability 7 7, page 13 Preservation and conservation of historical artifacts and art 7 8, page 13 Disposition of historical artifacts and art 7 9, page 14 Custody and storage of organizational historical artifacts and art 7 10, page 14 Storage of flags, colors, streamers, and associated items 7 11, page 14 War and military operations other than war 7 12, page 15 Chapter 8 Oral History, page 15 The role of oral history 8 1, page 15 Oral history in the U.S. Army 8 2, page 15 Army oral history programs 8 3, page 15 Appendixes A. References, page 17 B. Instructions for the Preparation of the Annual History (RCS CSHIS 6[R4]), page 18 C. Organizations in Headquarters, Department of the Army, Required to Submit Annual Histories (RCS CSHIS 6[R4]), page 19 D. Interview Report, page 19 E. Specific Requirements for the End-of-Tour Interview Program, page 19 F. Addresses and Office Symbols, page 20 G. Management Control Evaluation Checklist, page 20 Table List Table E 1: Interview responsibility, page 20 Figure List Figure B 1: Sample title page, page 18 Figure C 1: Organizations in Headquarters, Department of the Army, required to submit histories (RCS CSHIS 6[R4]), page 19 Glossary Index ii AR January 1999

5 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1. Purpose This regulation outlines the general responsibilities, policies, and procedures for the preparation and use of military history in the Army References Required and related publications are listed in appendix A Explanation of abbreviations and terms Terms used in this regulation are explained in the glossary Responsibilities a. Army Secretariat. All offices in the Secretariat, the principal officials, program executive officers (PEOs), and program/project/ product managers (PMs), to include Secretariat field operating agencies (FOAs) and staff support agencies (SSAs) reporting to the Secretariat, will (1) Use military history in decisionmaking. (2) Assist in the collection and retirement of historical records and source materials. ( 3 ) P r e p a r e A n n u a l H i s t o r i e s ( R e q u i r e m e n t C o n t r o l S y m b o l (RCS) CSHIS 6[R4]). (See app B for writing guidance.) Appendix C lists those offices within the Secretariat, except PEOs and PMs, that are required to submit Annual Histories. The histories will be p r e p a r e d o n a f i s c a l - y e a r b a s i s a n d s u b m i t t e d n o t l a t e r t h a n 6 months after the reporting period. Three copies will be forwarded to the U.S. Army Center of Military History (DAMH FPF), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC , one of which will be permanently retained by the Military History Institute. Those PEOs and PMs reporting to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development, and Acquisition will provide two additional copies each to (a) The historical office of the major subordinate command of U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) dealing with the applicable weapons system. (b) The AMC Historical Office: U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMCHO), 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA (4) Contribute to the Department of the Army Historical Summary (DAHSUM) as required. The DAHSUM, a historical overview of significant events and activities in the Army during the fiscal year, is a separate requirement from Annual Histories. (5) Recommend historical projects for inclusion in the Annual Army Historical Program Report and submit historical manuscripts to the U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH) for review and comment prior to publication. b. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs has general oversight responsibility within the Army Secretariat for historical matters. c. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development, and Acquisition. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development, and Acquisition will ensure historical coverage of the development of major systems at the PEO and PM levels. d. Director of the Army Staff. The Director of the Army Staff (ARSTAF) has general staff supervision over the Chief of Military History for all historical matters. e. Army Staff and ARSTAF agencies, to include ARSTAF FOAs and SSAs. All principals and agency heads will (1) Use military history in decisionmaking. (2) Assist in the collection and retirement of historical records and source materials. (3) Staff with the Chief of Military History all regulations having an impact on historical programs. (4) Prepare Annual Histories (RCS CSHIS 6[R4]). (See app B for writing guidance.) The histories are prepared on a fiscal-year basis and submitted not later than 6 months after the reporting period. Three copies will be forwarded to the U.S. Army Center of Military History (DAMH FPF), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC , one of which will be permanently retained by the Military History Institute. Appendix C lists those ARSTAF agencies and their FOAs and SSAs required to submit Annual Histories. (5) Contribute to the DAHSUM as directed. (6) Recommend historical projects for inclusion in the Annual Army Historical Program Report and submit historical manuscripts to the Center of Military History for review and approval prior to publication. (7) Prepare Command Reports as directed in chapter 4. f. Chief of Military History. (1) The Chief of Military History manages the Army Historical Program and is the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff, Army, for all historical matters. The Chief of Military History is the Commander, U.S. Army Center of Military History, which is a field operating agency under the Chief of Staff, with general staff supervision provided by the Director of the Army Staff. The Chief of Military History represents the Army on historical matters and is authorized direct communication with the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) principal officials and their staffs, HQDA FOAs and SSAs, major Army commands (MACOMs), and other Army organizations. (2) As the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff, Army, for historical matters, the Chief of Military History (a) Enforces standards for, issues guidelines on, and coordinates the execution of Army historical matters. (b) Prepares the official history of the U.S. Army in peace and war. (c) Oversees and directs the implementation of the Army Historical Program (AHP) and CMH strategic plans. (d) Develops and executes the Army Historical Program, to include the Army Five-Year Historical Plans and the annual Army Historical Program Report. (e) Provides historical perspective and support to the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Army, HQDA principals and their staffs, HQDA FOAs and SSAs, MACOMs, and other Army organizations. (f) Prepares historical works to be used in decisionmaking for Army policy, plans, and doctrine and to support military history education efforts. (g) Provides overall direction for military history education and the Army Historical Program. (h) Provides staff supervision over Army history field operations, including doctrinal and organizational proponency for military history detachments. (See chap 4.) (i) Directs a comprehensive program of international army-toarmy military history contacts and, as directed, represents the Chief of Staff in international military history matters. (j) Issues a quarterly bulletin for the professional development of Army historians. (k) Prepares and publishes the DAHSUM. (l) Prepares Annual Histories (RCS CSHIS 6[R4]). (m) Determines and publishes the lineage and honors of specified Army units. (See chap 5.) (n) Determines the official designation of Army units and maintains historical data cards recording changes in status of Army units. (See AR ) ( o ) E n s u r e s a c c o u n t a b i l i t y o f a l l A r m y h i s t o r i c a l a r t i f a c t s, provides staff supervision of the Army museum system, provides guidance for Army artifacts and Army activities, manages the Army museum certification program, and advises commanders on museum matters, per AR (p) Provides guidance for Army art activities and manages the Army Art Central Collection, per AR (q) Manages and coordinates a reprinting program that 1. Ensures a sufficient stockage level of all center publications to meet Army requirements. AR January

6 2. Facilitates the co-reprinting by the Army schools of those center titles required in large numbers on a regular basis for classroom instruction. (See chap 3.) (r) Establishes policy for, promotes, and coordinates Army oral history programs, including conduct of selected oral history interviews. (See chap 8.) (s) Promotes the study and teaching of military history. (t) Assists public and private agencies and individuals, commensurate with available resources. (u) Develops collections of historical source materials dealing with the Army and related activities. (v) Serves as the proponent for uniformed and civilian historians and curators, including review and evaluation of the professional historical credentials and qualifications of all candidates for command historian positions at major Army commands (MACOMs) and at major subordinate commands where such an evaluation system does not already exist. (See AR ) g. Major Army commands. The MACOM commanders will (1) Prepare and use military history in accordance with this regulation and the Army Historical Program. (2) Establish military history offices down to the Army division and tables of distribution and allowances (TDA) major subordinate command levels and staff them with professional historians or historical officers who will be responsible for implementing all provisions in this paragraph. (3) Prepare Annual Histories per chapter 4 and appendix C and historical monographs as prescribed in the annual Army Historical Program Report. (4) Recommend historical projects for inclusion in the annual Army Historical Program Report and develop command historical publications plans in accordance with chapters 2, 3, and 4. (5) Develop and maintain historical research collections of documentary materials relevant to the command. (6) Coordinate with command records managers to ensure the collection, use, and disposition of documents of historical significance to the command. (7) Submit their supplementary and implementing historical regulations, supplements to AR 870 5, and instructions to the Chief of Military History for review and approval prior to publication. (8) Ensure that military history is applied to leader development. At Service schools, historical examples are integrated into classes, and battle analyses and staff rides are part of the curriculum; in units and organizations, staff rides, battle analyses, and book study groups (for example) are part of professional development programs. These activities are considered training, for which training funds may be used. (9) Provide staff supervision of Army museums and historical holdings within the command. (10) Prepare Command Reports as directed in chapter 4. (11) Coordinate Army art activities within the command, in accordance with AR , paragraph 1 4c. (12) Prepare the Historian s Activities Report as directed in chapter 4. (13) Plan for appropriate transition of their MACOM s history assets to a war or increased readiness status. (14) Review and evaluate the professional historical credentials and qualification of all candidates for command historian positions at major subordinate commands. h. Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee. (1) The purpose of the Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee (AHSPC) is (a) To review the approved Strategic Plans for both the Army Historical Program and the Center of Military History, (b) Develop Five-Year Historical Plans for both documents based on their respective action plans, and (c) Monitor the execution of those Five-Year Historical Plans. (2) The Chief of Military History chairs the AHSPC, and the members meet annually, representing all elements of the Army Historical Program, and serve at the request of the Chief of Military History. The committee is assisted in its work by a permanent working staff at the center. i. Historical Projects Review Panel. The purpose of the Historical Projects Review Panel (HPRP) is to review all specific history and museum projects that support the Five-Year Historical Plans through the Historical Projects Development Process (HPDP) (see chap 2, para 2 2d). Chaired by the Chief Historian, the HPRP reviews and evaluates all projects supporting the Army s Strategic and Five-Year Plans, making recommendations to the Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee. The panel is assisted in its work by a permanent working staff at the center, and its members meet annually and are drawn from the senior history professionals of the Army by the Chief of Military History. j. Installation and community commanders. Installation and community commanders will (1) Identify historically significant artifacts and works of art and protect that material from deterioration, damage, destruction, or loss, per AR , paragraph 1 4e. (2) Notify, through channels, the U.S. Army Center of Military H i s t o r y ( D A M H M D ), B u i l d i n g 3 5, T h i r d A v e n u e, F o r t McNair, DC , of all artifacts and works of art on their installations, per AR , paragraph 1 4e. (3) If a museum is authorized, provide, per AR , chapter 3, as follows: (a) A permanent facility or specifically designated area suitable f o r t h e e x h i b i t i o n, a c c o u n t a b i l i t y, a n d p r e s e r v a t i o n o f h i s t o r i c a l artifacts. (b) A permanent full-time staff and other resources commensurate with the facility s assigned mission and tasks. k. Military History Coordinating Committee. (1) The purpose of the Military History Coordinating Committee (MHHC) is to coordinate an Army-wide military history education program for instruction of uniformed personnel. The committee, including the Chief Historian, meets at the discretion of the Chief of Military History, who is also the chair. (2) The committee includes four additional members: ( a ) C h i e f H i s t o r i a n, T r a i n i n g a n d D o c t r i n e C o m m a n d (TRADOC). (b) Director, U.S. Army Combat Studies Institute. The Combat Studies Institute is a department-level activity within the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Its missions are to research historical topics pertinent to doctrinal concerns of the Army and publish the results in a variety of formats, and to teach military history at the Command and General Staff College. The institute also serves as the TRADOC agent for information and assistance with battlefield staff rides, and is the proponent for the Reserve O f f i c e r s T r a i n i n g C o r p s M i l i t a r y H i s t o r y I n s t i t u t e P r e p a r a t i o n (MHIP) course. (c) Director, U.S. Army Military History Institute (MHI). The institute is assigned to the U.S. Army War College and maintains a historical collection to facilitate and encourage the official and unofficial use and study of military history. The MHI acquires military history related holdings and serves as the Army s central repository f o r n o n - r e c o r d c o p i e s o f h i s t o r i c a l m a t e r i a l s. H o l d i n g s i n c l u d e books, manuals, periodicals, manuscripts, reports, diaries, personal p a p e r s a n d c o r r e s p o n d e n c e, d o c u m e n t s, p h o t o g r a p h s, t a p e s, a n d other non-record materials. The institute solicits military service information through veterans surveys and the administration of the Senior Officer Oral History Program, which preserves the experience and the comments of the Army s senior military leaders (see chap 8). The MHI staff, with the assistance of new technologies, m a k e s t h e i n s t i t u t e s s u b s t a n t i a l b i b l i o g r a p h i c a n d r e f e r e n c e r e - sources available to public and private researchers and supports m i l i t a r y h i s t o r y e d u c a t i o n t h r o u g h o u t t h e A r m y. S t a f f m e m b e r s teach military history at the War College, supervise students special study projects, prepare historical case studies, and conduct battlefield staff rides. (d) Professor and Head, Department of History, U.S. Military Academy. The academy curriculum requires cadets to complete 2 years of history. Members of the History Department teach collegelevel military history courses to cadets at the Academy and prepare 2 AR January 1999

7 instructional materials, including published works, in military history for both the Academy and the Army at large. l. MACOM Historians Council. The council (1) Advises the Chief of Military History on policies, responsibilities, plans, and procedures of the Army s field history program. (2) Consists of the Chief of Field Programs and Historical Services Division, Center of Military History (DAMH FP), and command historians who represent each MACOM and is chaired by the Chief of Military History. (3) Meets at least annually or at the call of the Chief of Military History. m. Chief Curator Advisory Council. (1) Advises the Chief Curator on policies, procedures, responsibilities, and plans for the Army s museum system. (2) Consists of senior-level curators from the Army Museum System selected by the Chief Curator. (3) Meets at least annually or as required by the Chief Curator. n. D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e A r m y H i s t o r i c a l A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e (DAHAC). (1) The committee advises the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff, and the Chief of Military History on such matters as (a) Conformity of the Army s historical work and methods with professional standards. (b) Effective cooperation among the civilian historical community, military historians, and the military profession in advancing the purposes of the Army Historical Program. (c) The responsibility of the Chief of Military History to further the study of and interest in military history in military and civilian schools, and throughout the history community. (2) The committee consists of the following: (a) Representatives from the 1. U.S. Military Academy, 2. U.S. Army War College, 3. U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and 4. U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. (b) A member from one other MACOM on a rotating basis. (c) Other military members at the discretion of the Chief of Military History. (d) Archivist of the Army. (e) Civilian members representing the historical community and appointed by the Secretary of the Army under the provisions of AR 15 1, chapter 3. One of these civilian members will serve as the DAHAC chairperson. Chapter 2 Army Historical Program 2 1. General a. The Army Historical Program includes all historical activities within the active Army, the Army National Guard of the U.S., and the Army Reserve. The purpose of the Army Historical Program is to serve the Army and the nation by ensuring the complete and appropriate use of military historical experience relevant to professional issues. The mission of the Army Historical Program is to preserve, critically interpret, disseminate, and teach military history; provide historical advice; and stimulate historical mindedness with t h e A r m y t h r o u g h o u t t h e n a t i o n. T h e u s e o f m i l i t a r y h i s t o r y includes (1) Preserving the institutional memory of the Army. (2) Writing the official history of the Army in peace and war. (3) Providing historical support in decisionmaking. (4) Providing military history instruction in the education and training of soldiers. (5) Supporting leadership and professional development. (6) Enhancing unit pride and esprit de corps. (7) Supporting public and command information activities. b. The vision, or goal, of the Army Historical Program is a fully integrated and properly resourced network of professionals who are serving soldiers and supporting decisionmaking Army-wide by exploiting advanced technologies to provide relevant, timely historical products and services throughout the Army Program management The Chief of Military History manages the Army Historical Program through a series of interrelated plans and reports. a. Army Strategic Historical Plans. The Chief of Military History is responsible for providing the focus of military history activities Army-wide. To this end, the Chief of Military History is charged with the development and review of strategic plans for the Army Historical Program and for the Center of Military History through the Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee. The strategic plans chart the general direction of both the center and the historical program within the Service and provide the basis for the action plans of the respective Five-Year Historical Plans. b. Army Five-Year Historical Plans. The Chief of Military History is responsible for the Five-Year Historical Plans of the Army Historical Program and the Center of Military History. These working plans reflect the vision and philosophy of the strategic historical plans and will be monitored annually and reviewed every 5 years by the Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee. Refined by specific guidance from the Secretary of the Army or the Chief of Staff of the Army, these plans will be general to be broadly applicable but specific enough to be directive in nature. The plans, in concert with this regulation, will provide the basis for developing mission requirements for the Center of Military History and for field historical programs. This plans will provide the focus, direction, and vision for the future of military history in the Army. c. Army Historical Program Report. This program encompasses the specific historical activities of the Center of Military History and major Army commands and agencies based on the Army Five-Year Historical Plans. The Army Historical Program Reports, published annually by the Center of Military History, delineate the major elements of the program. Historical activities, to include specific projects and missions, become part of the Army Historical Program after approval by the Historical Projects Review Panel and approval by the Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee. In addition, the Army Secretariat and the Army Staff assign certain tasks; the Chief of Military History, acting in his or her capacity as the designated advisor to the Chief of Staff on historical matters, formulates others that are approved by the Department of the Army and completed by the Center of Military History or assigned to major Army commands or agencies. d. Historical Projects Development Process. This process is used to develop specific history and museum projects to support the Five- Year Historical Plans of the Army Historical Program and the Center of Military History. Projects are submitted to the Historical Projects Review Panel for review and analysis, and then forwarded with recommendations to the Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee for approval. Existing projects are monitored by the Chief of Military History, the AHSPC, and the Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee through the annual Army Historical Program Report. e. Historian s Activities Report (RCS CSHIS 9[R1]). See chapter 4. f. Command Historical Publications Plan. See chapters 3 and Visiting professors and scholars To stimulate research and writing in military history, both in the Army and the academic community at large, the Center of Military History sponsors a series of programs for visiting professors and scholars. a. The Visiting Professor Program. The Chief of Military History may select a distinguished scholar to serve for 2 years at the Center of Military History to study a mutually agreed upon topic. b. The Visiting Military Scholar Program. The Chief of Military History may appoint a distinguished military officer for a 1-year period to research and write on a mutually agreed upon topic. c. The International Scholar Program. The Chief of Military History may designate a distinguished international scholar, military AR January

8 or civilian, for a 1-year appointment to the staff of the Center of Military History to perform research and writing on a topic of mutual interest to the scholar and the center. d. The MACOM Historian-in-Residence Program. The Chief of Military History may select a civilian or military historian from the MACOMs for a professional development assignment to the Center of Military History for a 1-year period or to the Department of History, U.S. Military Academy, for an academic year. Candidates will apply through their MACOMs and submit a proposal for a research and writing project in U.S. Army history and their curriculum vitae by 1 January each year. e. The MACOM Research Fellow Program. The Center of Military History may award annually Research Fellowships to MACOM civilian or military historians to cover expenses associated with research on projects dealing with the history of the U.S. Army. These projects can be MACOM-sponsored, cooperative MACOM- Center of Military History efforts, or individual research projects. Proposals will be submitted to the Chief of Military History by 1 July of each year and awarded by 1 October. f. The U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. The U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the Military History Institute of the U.S. Army War College individually administer visiting professorships in military history designed to enrich the teaching and study of military history at each institution. More specifically, the goal of the professorship is to impart knowledge and perspective to each of the military institutions. The selected professors should possess broad experience and expertise in the field of military history Dissertation year fellowships a. General. The Center of Military History offers up to four fellowships each academic year to support scholarly research and writing among qualified civilian graduate students preparing dissertations in the history of land warfare, especially the history of the U.S. Army. The fellowships carry a $9,000 stipend and permit access to the center s facilities and technical expertise. Fellows are required to visit the center at the beginning and end of their fellowship period. On the second visit, each fellow is required to present a report on his or her work in progress. b. Information and applications. Detailed information concerning applications, eligibility requirements, evaluation, and selection is a v a i l a b l e f r o m t h e U. S. A r m y C e n t e r o f M i l i t a r y H i s t o r y (DAMH ZC), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC Military history writing competition a. The purpose of the CMH military history writing competition is to recognize military history skills and a sense of historicalmindedness in young officers and noncommissioned officers. b. The Center of Military History conducts an army-wide annual military history writing contest and awards cash prizes and certificates of achievement to soldiers in the field and to students attending officer advanced courses and the Sergeants Major Academy who w r i t e t h e b e s t m i l i t a r y h i s t o r y e s s a y s. T h e n u m b e r o f a w a r d s, amounts of the prizes, length of papers, and themes for the essays will be determined by the Chief of Military History and announced at the beginning of each calendar year. c. Essays must be submitted to the U.S. Army Center of Military H i s t o r y ( D A M H F P F ), B u i l d i n g 3 5, T h i r d A v e n u e, F o r t McNair, DC , by the end of each calendar year. Judging will be accomplished by a panel of historians from the Center of Military History based on the following criteria: (1) Relevance to current Army issues. (2) Usefulness to current Army leaders (insights, lessons learned, and so forth). (3) Originality. ( 4 ) W r i t i n g e f f e c t i v e n e s s - c o m p l e t e n e s s, u n i t y, o r d e r, a n d coherence. d. The Chief of Military History will notify winners in writing. Chapter 3 Historical Publications 3 1. Publication program description a. The Chief of Military History is the proponent for Army historical doctrinal and training publications. (See AR 25 30, para 1 14.) b. The Army Historical Program includes two categories of publications: Army historical publications (distributed Army-wide) and command historical publications. (See para 4 7 below.) They range from large, extensively documented volumes of history, to monographs that often focus on a single issue or aspect of a larger subject, to collections of art or documents, to studies of a modest size. c. Historical publications may be disseminated in printed and electronic formats. References to distribution in this chapter relate specifically to stock items such as printed materials and CD-ROMs. d. All original projects scheduled to be published by the Center of Military History will be included in the Five-Year Historical Plans and in the Army Historical Program Report, which is staffed and published by the Center of Military History at the beginning of each fiscal year. e. The size and design of all historical publications, whether published Army-wide or within a command, will directly reflect the intended audience, use, and expected life. Prior to publication, all manuscripts will be reviewed by the proponent to ensure that they are objective, well organized, and well written. Manuscripts being prepared for Army-wide distribution should conform to the editorial style of the Center of Military History Publication planning approval Inclusion of a historical project in the Five-Year Historical Plans, the Army Historical Program Report, or in a command-level annual Command Historical Publications Plan constitutes publication planning approval Preparation and final approval a. Army historical products for Army-wide distribution are usually prepared by the Center of Military History. All CMH historical research, writing, and publication projects will be approved and managed through the Historical Projects Development Process under the overall direction of the Chief of Military History through the Army Historical Strategic Planning Committee and the Historical Projects Review Panel. The MACOMs and Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), organizations will submit projects to the Center of Military History for review and evaluation by the HPRP. Projects recommended by the HPRP and approved by the AHSPC will be included in the appropriate Five-Year Historical Plan and in the annual Army Historical Program Report. b. In the case of a manuscript to be published or co-published by the Center of Military History, final approval for publication is dependent on the formal review process prescribed by the Chief of Military History. During this review, manuscripts will be judged by rigorous historical and literary standards. The results of the review, to include an evaluation of any required further revisions, will be submitted in a memorandum by the Chief Historian to the Chief of Military History, who has final publication approval authority. c. H i s t o r i c a l p r o j e c t s o f s p e c i f i c r e l e v a n c e t o a n i n d i v i d u a l MACOM or HQDA organization may be prepared and published within that MACOM or HQDA organization. d. Those HQDA organizations without historians may submit a request for preparation of a historical manuscript through the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army or the Director of the Army Staff to the Chief of Military History. The request should include a justification and a desired completion date. The Chief of Military History can refer requests to MACOMs for preparation. Manuscripts prepared in this way by MACOM historical 4 AR January 1999

9 offices will be submitted to the Center of Military History for r e v i e w a n d a p p r o v a l b e f o r e b e i n g s u b m i t t e d t o t h e H Q D A organization Distribution a. The Center of Military History publications are distributed throughout the Army to addressees with a recognized need for historical publications. The center also distributes copies of some of these publications to book reviewers and selected subject specialists and to other Government agencies. It distributes clinical medical histories in coordination with the Office of The Surgeon General. The Center of Military History will also coordinate with the Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents) to encourage the public sale of selected publications. b. All Center of Military History publications listed in DA Pamphlet (DA PAM) may be requisitioned from the U.S. Army Publishing Agency (JDHQSV PAL) by authorized account holders. The Center of Military History will also publish and disseminate CMH Publication (Pub) 105 2, Publications of the United States Army Center of Military History, as least once every 2 years. As historical doctrinal and training literature, Center of Military History publications do not require reimbursement when used for valid educational, training, and professional development purposes. Coord i n a t i o n w i t h t h e U. S. A r m y C e n t e r o f M i l i t a r y H i s t o r y (DAMH PS), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC , is required prior to requisitioning more than 25 copies of any one title Center of Military History reprints The Center of Military History monitors stocks of its publications in the Distribution Operations Facility of the U.S. Army Publishing Agency. The Chief of Military History will reprint publications based on documented Army needs and a 5-year stock. Army schools that use particular center publications on a regular basis will report their anticipated requirements to the U.S. Army Center of Military History (DAMH PS), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC , by 1 June each year for the following fiscal year Disposition Army organizations inactivated, discontinued, or no longer requiring Center of Military History publications will obtain disposition ins t r u c t i o n s f r o m t h e U. S. A r m y C e n t e r o f M i l i t a r y H i s t o r y (DAMH PS), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC Chapter 4 Field Programs and Operations 4 1. Military history functions at the MACOM and subordinate level Field programs and operations cover those military history functions and activities performed by MACOMs and their subordinate elements. The MACOM commanders will ensure that field history functions and activities as outlined in this chapter receive adequate support at their subordinate commands, organizations, units, schools, centers, and installations Staff relationships As the advisor to the commander on Army historical programs and activities, the historian requires direct access to the commander. To ensure this direct access, the historian serves either on the personal or special staff of the commander or at the principal staff level of a command, agency, or activity. Placement of the historian in the command group also ensures full historical coverage of the command elements Organization a. The MACOM commanders will establish history offices at MACOM headquarters and their major subordinate commands to direct the command s historical program and activities and perform the historical functions listed in paragraph 4 4 below. Organizational alignment will be in accordance with Field Manual (FM) , chapter 2, where applicable. b. A history office should consist of a command historian, one or more additional professional Army historians, and appropriate support personnel. When historical functions are performed by an Army uniformed officer, the duty will be assigned to an officer who has the skill identifier (SI) 5X (historian), per AR , chapter 5, and has a comprehensive knowledge of the organization s missions, functions, and activities. c. At the Army division level, either a SI 5X officer or a civilian professional historian (General Schedule (GS) 170 series) will be assigned duties as division historian and be responsible for performing all historical duties, including the use of the history of the division and its assigned units in professional and leader development activities, morale and esprit functions, and orientation of new arrivals. d. For modification table of organization and equipment (MTOE) organizations, civilian historians will be carried on the installation s or community s personnel authorization documents and be assigned as a special staff element responsible directly to the commander of the MTOE organization for accomplishing Army and command historical activities. The Army historian or historical officer should be assigned to the command group and be under the administrative supervision of the chief of staff. Placement of the historian in the command group ensures full historical coverage of all command elements. e. As a special staff officer, the command historian maintains the institutional memory of the command and ensures the use of historical information, insights, and perspective in the decisionmaking process and in other functions and programs. The command historian uses military history to strengthen training, support leader dev e l o p m e n t, p r o m o t e m o r a l e a n d e s p r i t d e c o r p s, a n d f o s t e r historical-mindedness among all members of the command Functions Typical functions of military history offices include the following: a. Provide well-researched studies and analyses, accurate historical information, institutional memory, historical perspective and input to lessons learned to support the commander and staff in problem-solving and decisionmaking. b. E s t a b l i s h c o m m a n d h i s t o r i c a l p r o g r a m s t o i n c l u d e m o n o - graphs, doctrinal and special studies, histories, documentary collections, oral history interviews, and studies on topics and events of historical significance to the command and/or the U.S. Army. Publication projects that will be limited to distribution within the command will be listed in the Command Historical Publications Plan. c. P r e p a r e h i s t o r i c a l m a n u s c r i p t s f o r A r m y - w i d e p u b l i c a t i o n. These projects will be included in the Army Five-Year Historical Plans and in the Army Historical Program Report published annually and submitted to the Chief of Military History for review, approval, and publication. (See para 4 7.) d. Exercise staff supervision over subordinate unit and organizational history programs and activities, including biennial staff assistance visits to subordinate command history offices and review and evaluation of the professional historical credentials and qualifications of all candidates for command historian positions in major subordinate commands. e. Prepare the command s Annual History. (See para 4 6.) f. Establish and maintain historical research collections per paragraph g. Respond to historical inquiries from the command, other Army and Defense Department units and organizations, veteran organizations, and the general public. h. Review and evaluate Annual Histories and historical work of historical offices in subordinate commands. i. Perform instruction/teaching duties in military history when assigned to a service school, as required. j. Support leader development (see Military Qualification Standards) including, at a minimum, establishing and managing a staff AR January

10 ride program and supervising military history education activities. At service schools, historical examples are integrated into classes, battle analyses are studied, and staff rides are conducted. In units, s t a f f r i d e s a r e c r i t i c a l t o o f f i c e r a n d n o n c o m m i s s i o n e d o f f i c e r professional development programs. Other activities such as military book study groups and guest speakers are encouraged. Staff rides and other military history activities are considered training and may be supported by training funds. k. Maintain liaison with other Army and Government historical offices and historians and historical organizations, including travel to centers of historical activity. In overseas commands, maintain l i a i s o n w i t h c o u n t e r p a r t h o s t n a t i o n G o v e r n m e n t a n d m i l i t a r y officials. l. Prepare, conduct, and preserve oral history interviews with the commander and key active duty and retired military and civilian staff officers, including End-of-Tour interviews and other interviews as appropriate or directed. Military history offices will forward completed interviews directly to the U.S. Army Center of Military Hist o r y ( D A M H H D S O ), B u i l d i n g 3 5, T h i r d A v e n u e, F o r t McNair, DC (See chap 8.) m. During combat/contingency operations, coordinate with and assist the command s records managers to ensure documents designated as permanent are preserved and retired per AR (see para 4 8) Historian s Activities Report (RCS CSHIS 9[R1]) a. The Historian s Activities Report is used to inform the Chief of Military History of the activities, progress, and problems of subordinate commands. The Chief of Military History uses it to advise the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff on historical matters within the MACOMs. b. MACOM historical offices will submit the report semi-annually to the U.S. Army Chief of Military History (DAMH FPF), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC , by 30 September for the January June reporting period and 31 March for the July December reporting period. The MACOMs will establish internal reporting requirements for submissions by subordinate commands. c. The report will consist of a memorandum and will include (1) The current authorized and actual strength and grades of both military and civilian personnel employed full time in historical work. Personnel will be listed by position, grade, title, and name. (2) A list of major historical projects in progress, including those internal works assigned in the Command Historical Publications Plan, as well as those assigned in the applicable Army Historical Plans. (3) A summary of major problems facing the historical office and actions being taken to resolve them. (4) A list of staff rides performed, including purpose, date, location, number of attendees, and after-action report (if any). (5) A list of oral history interviews conducted during the period and an updated status of on-going interviews, along with copies of the interview reports for those interviews completed during the period. DAMH FPF will provide a complete copy of the list, updated status, and all of all completed interviews to DAMH HDS O. (See app D.) (6) A summary of major staff support actions undertaken for either the MACOM commander, his or her staff, or subordinate commands Annual History (RCS CSHIS 6[R4]) a. General. The Annual History is a written account of the operations and activities of an Army organization, installation, or school. It is an objective record of the preparing organization s performance for the previous year and serves as its institutional memory and guide for future operations. The commander uses the command s Annual History to add historical perspective to the decisionmaking process. It is a primary source of background facts in support of the staff and is used to orient new commanders and personnel on the organization s mission, recent activities, accomplishments, and issues. Annual histories are normally unclassified; appendix B covers the procedures for properly marking and safeguarding classified material per AR There are two types of Annual History products: the Annual Command History and the Annual Historical Summary. (1) The Annual Command History is a narrative account of the historically significant developments and events that took place in the command during the previous year. The Annual Command History contains analyses of the topics included and is prepared by a full-time professional historian assigned to the command. (2) The Annual Historical Summary is a descriptive record of the h i s t o r i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t d e v e l o p m e n t s a n d e v e n t s t h a t t o o k p l a c e within the command during the previous year. It does not normally contain analyses of the topics included and is prepared by a historical officer as an additional duty in organizations that do not have an assigned historian. b. Preparers. Preparers will use as a guide the format for Annual Histories in appendix B of this regulation and DA PAM 870 2, chapter 5. The following organizations prepare the Annual Command History and the Annual Historical Summary: (1) The MACOMs and their next subordinate commands, agencies, schools, and installations. (2) The MTOE organizations of the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard when in Federal service: armies, commands at corps level and above, corps, combat divisions, nondivisional armored and infantry brigades, ranger and armored cavalry regiments, and Special Forces groups. c. Coordination instructions. (1) The Annual History covers the preceding fiscal year unless otherwise specified and will be submitted no later than 12 months after the end of the reporting period. The MACOMs will determine the reporting deadlines for Annual History submissions from their subordinate commands. (2) Preparers will submit one copy of their Annual Histories to the U.S. Army Center of Military History (DAMH FPF), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC , and one copy directly to the U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA , through normal administrative channels in accordance with this regulation and MACOM directives. (3) The MACOMs will review and evaluate Annual Histories submitted by subordinate elements for timeliness and conformity with accepted professional standards and this regulation. Annual Histories not meeting these guidelines will be returned for revision and resubmission within 6 months. The MACOMs will forward one copy of reviews of subordinate command Annual Histories to the U.S. Army Center of Military History (DAMH FPF), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC (4) The Center of Military History will review MACOM Annual Histories. Annual Histories not meeting accepted professional standards or the requirements of this regulation will be returned for revision and resubmission within 6 months. (5) Subject to the written approval of the Chief of Military History, MACOMs may adopt a modified format for themselves and their subordinate commands. The MACOM will fully outline the modified format that it wishes to adopt and provide a detailed justification for the change. This request will be forwarded through channels to the U.S. Army Center of Military History (DAMH FPF), Building 35, 103 Third Avenue, Fort McNair, DC , for rev i e w a n d a p p r o v a l. A w i d e v a r i e t y o f m o d i f i e d f o r m a t a n n u a l histories are possible, including multiple-year histories, calendar year rather than fiscal year coverage, and annotated chronologies with statistical appendices and supporting documents in addition to a short narrative account. (6) Consolidated annual histories may be prepared at installations where more than one organization has the same commander. d. Final Annual Histories. (1) Each Army TOE unit or TDA organization that is inactivated, disbanded, or discontinued is required to submit a final annual history within 6 months of termination providing particular coverage of the process of reduction and the disposition of its records. 6 AR January 1999